diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 60391eaa..940f8eaa 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ cmake_policy(SET CMP0096 OLD) # Required when building Umpire submodule
 
 project(CARE
         LANGUAGES C CXX
-        VERSION 0.15.2)
+        VERSION 0.15.3)
 
 include(${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake/Setup.cmake)
 
diff --git a/RELEASE_NOTES.md b/RELEASE_NOTES.md
index 3187df48..eab0b441 100644
--- a/RELEASE_NOTES.md
+++ b/RELEASE_NOTES.md
@@ -12,11 +12,12 @@ in this file.
 
 The format of this file is based on [Keep a Changelog](http://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/).
 
-## [Unreleased] - Release date yyyy-mm-dd
+## [Version 0.15.3] - Release date 2025-12-22
 
 ### Fixed
 - Removed template arguments when declaring special member functions of a template class. They are unnecessary and even disallowed by some compilers.
-- Fixes for chunked managed pointer and chunked openmp loop macros
+- Fixed several chunked loop macros.
+- Fixed comparison function passed to cub/hipcub.
 
 ## [Version 0.15.2] - Release date 2025-09-15
 
diff --git a/docs/sphinx/conf.py b/docs/sphinx/conf.py
index b8adf7d8..af9955d8 100644
--- a/docs/sphinx/conf.py
+++ b/docs/sphinx/conf.py
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
 # The short X.Y version.
 version = '0.15'
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags.
-release = '0.15.2'
+release = '0.15.3'
 
 # The language for content autogenerated by Sphinx. Refer to documentation
 # for a list of supported languages.
diff --git a/scripts/make_release_tarball.sh b/scripts/make_release_tarball.sh
index 0f38733c..e54720e7 100755
--- a/scripts/make_release_tarball.sh
+++ b/scripts/make_release_tarball.sh
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
 ##############################################################################
 
-TAR_CMD=gtar
-VERSION=0.15.2
+TAR_CMD=`which tar`
+VERSION=`git describe --tags`
 
 git archive --prefix=care-${VERSION}/ -o care-${VERSION}.tar HEAD 2> /dev/null
 
diff --git a/tpl/chai b/tpl/chai
index 51e66b8a..26d56467 160000
--- a/tpl/chai
+++ b/tpl/chai
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 51e66b8a5a6caac41aa329c8643180b8e2b33e5f
+Subproject commit 26d5646707e1848b0524379b12a7716e4a830a27
diff --git a/tpl/raja b/tpl/raja
index ca756788..e827035c 160000
--- a/tpl/raja
+++ b/tpl/raja
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit ca756788dbdd43fec2a3840389126ae94a905d5f
+Subproject commit e827035c630e71a9358e2f21c2f3cf6fd5fb6605
diff --git a/tpl/umpire b/tpl/umpire
index 6b0ea9ed..0372fbd6 160000
--- a/tpl/umpire
+++ b/tpl/umpire
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 6b0ea9edbbbc741c8a429768d946549cd3bd7d33
+Subproject commit 0372fbd6e1f17d7e6dd72693f8b857f3ec7559e9
diff --git a/tpl/versions.txt b/tpl/versions.txt
index 72005fd9..f890b077 100644
--- a/tpl/versions.txt
+++ b/tpl/versions.txt
@@ -6,6 +6,6 @@
 ##############################################################################
 
 BLT: 0.7.1
-CHAI: v2025.09.1
-RAJA: v2025.09.0
-Umpire: v2025.09.0
+CHAI: v2025.12.0
+RAJA: v2025.12.0
+Umpire: v2025.12.0